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Articles by Subramaniam Vincent

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Civic

What another award for Citizen Matters means to me

December 8, 2014 Subramaniam Vincent

One way to answer this question is to see what our work has meant to the people giving the awards. It is always educative to see the language award-givers use to characterise award-winners.

Governance

Verdict 2013: Will patronage politics yield to aspirational?

May 9, 2013 Subramaniam Vincent

There are two spheres of politics being played out in India. One is patronage, and the second, aspirational. During the just concluded Karnataka assembly elections, both were seen. More and more people are waking up to the aspirational one.

Governance

‘Voting is progress,’ says RJ Michelle

May 2, 2013 Subramaniam Vincent

Put two young spirited celebrities together with an articulate MP and discuss elections and you are going to get a good conversation. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Nicole Faria, Michelle Patrao and I had a half hour chat on May 2nd, webcast at rajeev.in.

Governance

I don’t want world class infrastructure, give me world class city government

May 1, 2013 Subramaniam Vincent

In an open letter to Manmohan Singh, Subramaniam Vincent looks at the issue of city governance differently; explains how city governance bodies cannot decide anything on their own.

Governance

I’m not corrupt, claims A C Srinivas

April 30, 2013 Subramaniam Vincent

At a time when some observers believe that Aravind Limbavali, the sitting BJP MLA, is bound to win the Mahadevapura seat that comprises a massive area from Whitefield-Kadugodi to Sarjapur Road, A C Srinivas (Congress) is positioning himself as Mr Clean.

Governance

Not enough clamour from citizens for reforms in city governance, says Bangalore MP

April 16, 2013 Subramaniam Vincent

Rajeev Chandrasekhar says he wants the voters to be aware of the real direction required for Bangalore, about the positions of the MLA candidate and political parties, about the real reforms required in city governance

Governance

Ejipura to Agara, who gets land, who doesn’t

April 9, 2013 Subramaniam Vincent

When it comes to adequate, planned housing for the poor in Bengaluru, the government offers little land and lesser money. But when it comes to SEZs, hotels, layouts and apartments, there is always land available. Part II of the series.

Governance

When a city on steroids turned into a shining saucer

April 8, 2013 Subramaniam Vincent

In the first of a three-part series on what will happen to Bengaluru after the elections-2013, Subramaniam Vincent reflects on how Bengaluru was put on developmental steroids and pushed onto the sky like a shining saucer.

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Governance

Bangalore could change the course of politics in India, says JP

March 28, 2013 Subramaniam Vincent

In a candid conversation, Lok Satta party leader Jayaprakash Narayan, as he shares his thoughts on the chances for his candidates in the Karnataka elections, as well as for an overall reform movement in Indian politics.

Governance

R K Misra’s plan to make the bad guys lose

January 10, 2013 Subramaniam Vincent

His approach seems to make the very essence of one key aspect democracies worldwide — political parties – standup on its head. The founder of Nav Bharat says his organisation is going candidate-centric to make crooks lose elections.

Environment

Bengaluru’s future: Horror or hope?

December 19, 2012 Subramaniam Vincent

At a time of scams and crisis, one of Bengaluru’s well known personalities says, ours is a great city. Really? Let’s find out. Meet Mohandas Pai, Vijay Thiruvady, Prakash Belawadi and Pawan Kumar this Saturday at 12 noon at the Bengaluru Book Festival, Palace Grounds.

Infrastructure

‘Dumping Saaku’ walk from Mandur to Bengaluru on Saturday

December 19, 2012 Subramaniam Vincent

Until the landfill crisis peaked and erupted into major conflict this year, most Bangaloreans did not know where their garbage was doing. That has all changed now.

Infrastructure

This segregation by colour will save us

November 1, 2012 Subramaniam Vincent

‘Segregate’ is all over the media now, on radio, newspapers, magazine, TV, blogs, and the social media. It is also in all of the city government’s (BBMP) recent communications on getting the city out of the mess.

Society

“BBMP is a den of corruption”

September 25, 2012 Subramaniam Vincent

Justice Santosh Hegde speaks about the Palike’s showdown with R P Sharma and gets candid about whether and how he will endorse candidates in the coming elections.

Governance

‘My loyalty is to my conscience and my nation not party’

June 7, 2012 Subramaniam Vincent

He wants to field ‘good candidates’ who will uphold democracy. It doesn’t matter if the ‘good candidate’ is from another party.

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